The Wavlink WL-WN575A3 AC1200 Wi-Fi repeater uses the WPS function for the easiest setup process. My unit's switches were set at the factory for the repeater function (power ON - function REPEATER). I only needed to plug it in and let it boot, press the WPS button, select the WPS function on my router, and let the magic work. Within 3 minutes, the repeater was online, creating two new networks with my network's name plus _EXT2G and _EXT5G added at the end, accessible with my original password.The unit produced a stable signal and offered close to half my router's wi-fi speed when installed about 20 feet from it and connected to the unit another 20 feet further away (through some walls). The speed was nearly 100Mbps in AP mode (at close range), confirming the claim on the box.Overall, this is an easy-to-use device through WPS if you are not tech-oriented. It offers four operating modes: Repeater, Access Point, Router, or Receiver. Two 100Mbps ethernet ports complete this versatile device, producing more flexibility than expected for a device in this price range. The stability and speed are above average, prompting me to rate this repeater at 4.5!

I got this Wavlink wireless repeater to extend my WiFi to my backyard so that I can work outdoors and stream video to my tablet. The repeater supports up to a combined 1167 mbps which is plenty of speed for my use.The repeater comes with 4 antennae already assembled and an Ethernet cable. It plugs straight into a wall outlet, but note that it will block the second outlet. Once it powers up, it takes just a couple of minuets to get it set up to extend a WiFi network. It is easy to setup as you just need to connect to one of the access points that it creates by default, configure it to connect to your existing WiFi, and in my case, have it create two new networks (one at 2.4GHz and one at 5GHz). The combined speed of 1167 mbps includes 300mbps at 2.4GHz and 867mbps at 5GHz. Both of those maximum speeds are more than enough for streaming to my tablet or handling work conference calls. It also has two 100mbps Ethernet ports but I did not use them. I simply plugged this into a power outlet near my backyard patio door and it easily extended the range of my network and still allowed over 100mbps at 5GHz. It did exactly what I needed it to do, and was set up in just a few minutes.

Unit plugged in for 10 minutes and was hot to the touch. Not worth the fire risk.

I tried this on repeater mode, which seemed to work great. The device creates 2 more SSID WIFI networks, they are EXTentions of your existing WIFI network with EXT (and EXT5G) on the end of your existing network name. It was a little convoluted to set up at first, but doable if you have a little bit of tech knowledge. It is not plug and play unless you are hard wiring to your existing router, (then you connect your devices to the device WIFI). You need to connect and remember the new WIFI networks on your phone or other devices. Your phone will switch to the WIFI with the strongest signal, you may have to redo the WIFI connections on smart devices. NOTE: Some smart devices need to be on the same WIFI network as your phone when you are setting them up, remember that if you are re-configuring them to connect to the new, stronger WIFI available from this Extender. You might consider plugging this into an extension cord or power bar rather than directly in your wall outlet; it covers both outlets, and you won't be able to plug anything else into the outlet you have this plugged into.

This is a somewhat WLAN/Wi-Fi 5 extender/repeater (or whatever you wanna call it) that provides multiple functions depending upon your specific use case. It has 3 primary functions which I'll briefly outline below for those who aren't familiar with these; however, I won't go into much detail as it's beyond the scope of this review and they are for the most part common amongst most of these wireless range extenders/repeaters now on the market.This particular device can be used in one of the 4 modes (selectable via physical slide button);❶ Router mode: this mode turns the wireless range extender into a full blown standalone router that connects to the modem (typically provided by the provider but some providers allow you to use your own as well). In his mode, a NEW wireless network is created which this device is responsible for in its entirety, from routing, security, and all management tasks associated with it.❷ AP (Access point) mode: this is the simplest of 'em all and basically creates a new (if you don't already have one) or another wireless network with a new SSID (aka Wi-Fi name that you connect to). In this mode, this device is connected to a switch or a router using a physical wire (one is provided but it's short). When your phone connected to the newly created wireless network, it access the internet through the wired connection between this device and the switch/router and finally out to the Internet.❸ Repeater/extender mode: this allows you to extend, as the name suggests, your existing wireless network by repeating or relaying its signal so your existing wireless network can be reached further by other devices. Note that any devices operating in this mode will automatically cut the speed in half (in theory) when it's used at full capacity because the repeater needs to talk BOTH the original wireless network and YOU.The repeater needs to spend time and effort (and in this case, bandwidth) to talk to both sides in order to extend the coverage. As you can imagine, having a repeater in the middle between you and the existing wireless network (where it can't reach you) simply means you trade the accessibility (i.e. you can reach the existing network that you wouldn't be able to otherwise) with reduced speed.You'd need to enter the name of the existing wireless network that you wanna connect to as well as its password. You can choose to use a different SSID (wireless network name of THIS repeater) or use the same name as the existing one).❹ Wired-to-Wireless-converter (LAN cable) mode: this isn't mentioned in the description (but it is in the manual) and but I didn't test it so I'm not certain if it will work but if it does, this is how. First, you'd configure it as repeater mode by connecting this repeater to the existing wireless network (as mentioned in previous mode). After everything is configured in repeater mode, connect this repeated using the supplied RJ45 cable to an existing device that's wired only (i.e. old desktop or smart TV with only Ethernet/network port).* Note that this is actually a subset of the repeater mode and the difference between this and the one described above is simply that the computers are connected to this device via a physical cable (i.e. RJ45). This effectively converts the wired device into a wireless one so it can communicate to the existing wireless network, well, wirelessly.Doing so will allow and in some way, convert your existing wired device (i.e. old smart TV) into a wireless one that can access the Internet. The difference now of course is the fact that the repeater can be hidden behind the TV so is the RJ45 cable used to connect 'em. Again, I'm not sure if this works but it seems to me that it will as this is one of the common 'modes' used by devices such as this from other vendors.###≡ Initial setupThe setup is pretty straightforward as most other such devices nowadays with the guided process. Note that you will need to be able to access 192.168.10.1 in order to configure it so if your existing home network isn't using 192.168.10.0/24 subnet, the easiest way is for you to connect and configure to this device is to use your phone to connect to it via Wi-Fi (as its default mode is AP which your phone can easily connect to), configure it (i.e. change the subnet to match your existing one) using a browser on your phone/tablet, and connect to it again using computers/laptop or whatever else youIt has 4x 3 dBi high gain external antennae which is decent; however, note that they are actually slightly lower in power comparison to many others with such high gain antennae (i.e. 3 dBi vs. 4/5 dBi). It's capable of 2 spatial streams using 80 MHz channel to achieve a max of 867 Mbps (well, theoretically) via the 5 GHz band. Likewise, it's capable of 300 Mbps using 2 streams (2x 150 Mbps) via 2.4 GHz band (MCS 7, 40 MHZ channel, 400 ns GI, 64-QAM).As for the initial setup, I opt for the old fashioned way of using IPs because I'm not big fan of, well, anything else, whether it's an app or using the FQDN (I can't type it here since it's likely not allowed). The web GUI (192.168.10.1) is for the most part similar to just about all others out there since their functionalities are more or less the same with less than handful features/functions that differ from one vender to another.I won't go into any details on how to configure it because the user guide does a decent job at that. Note that quite a few different vendor actually use the same IP, including but not limited to D-Link, TP-Link, TrendNet, and Zyxel etc. Btw, the default passwd is admin and the default 2.4 GHz SSID is WAVLINK-N and WAVLINK-AC for the 5 GHz band.≡ PerformanceSo how does it perform? Well, with a 2 stream capable device, I'm able to get 867 Mbps which is the maximum support for the 5 GHz band (MCS 9, 80 MHz channel, 400 ns GI, 256-QAM). The overall performance is as expected as most others with 867 Mbps spec and it's actually quite similar to 2 of my existing WAPs (1x AC 1350 and 1x AC 1900) in comparison. Real life speed is about 230-250 Mbps for local data transfers on average (NOT from those speed test sites where widely inaccurate and unrealistic results are often given) but it could get as high as 380-420 Mbps (yes, it's a busy environment/network).Btw, while I do appreciate the fact it has 2 RJ45 ports (many others often only have 1), both ports (LAN and LAN/WAN) are actually only Fast Ethernet (i.e. 100 Mbps) ports and that's shocking and rather disappointing to see to say the least especially coming from a reasonably well-known brand such as Wavlink. 100 Mbps ports simply should NOT exist anymore at this point in time and the fact it has 2 of these on this range extender makes me wonder about a few things (but I digress).≡ ValueAll things considered, this is a decent Wi-Fi 5/802.11ac extender/repeater with router/AP/bridge functions that for the most part works as expected without issues, and it's reasonably easy to configure just like most other range extenders and wireless routers/APs out there at this point in time.It has an overall decent and comparable performance with many other brand name routers/AP/extenders (with the same AC 1200 spec that is, or simply others capable of 2x streams of 5 GHz with MCS 9/80MHz/400 ns GI) and it's not noticeably worse or better than anyone else either in terms of performance; however, I do find its web GUI a bit flakey and I'm personally not a big fan of how it's designed but that's just me. It's reasonably priced at $40 for what it provides and its overall build quality, features, usability, and performance.Updated: 2025.02.224 months in, it suddenly stopped working and when nothing else worked, I decided to unplug and reboot it but it never came back. Nothing worked and there was no light, nothing, nada, zip. I can only assume it died and it seemed to have done so completely without warning whatsoever. Rating has been adjusted accordingly.

This wored great as a Wi-Fi signal repeater to extend my ISP's range in my home. I've always had dead space on my 2nd floor when Wi-Fi would cut out. These helped eliminate that zone. It was also cheaper in the long run than renting a repeated from my ISP, so they wouldn't have an excuse to extend my contract.This was easily to setup and during the holidays I may just set this up as it's own accesspoint to seperate all my Wi-Fi security cameras.